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Why did Xi hold back-to-back calls with Putin, Trump?

CHINA NEWS
05-02-2026 16:45 HKT
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Photo by VINCENT THIAN / VARIOUS SOURCES / AFP This combination of pictures created on February 04, 2026 shows L/R China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing on January 29, 2026 and US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026.
Photo by VINCENT THIAN / VARIOUS SOURCES / AFP This combination of pictures created on February 04, 2026 shows L/R China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing on January 29, 2026 and US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026.
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